Carl and the Meaning of Life

From the often Caldecott-buzzed Deborah Freedman, a sweet and funny story about finding your place in the world.

Carl is an earthworm. He spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?" Carl's quest takes him on an adventure to meet all the animals of the forest, each of whom seems to know exactly what they were put on this earth to do, unlike the curious Carl. But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference just by being themselves.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/02/2019
ISBN: 9780451474988
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.60h x 9.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/11/2019
School Library Journal 03/01/2019 pg. 85
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2019
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2019
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2019 pg. 58
Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 72
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 504924 / Carl and the Meaning of Life
Reading Level: 2.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5